Anti Sink Valve S2 XM - Calling Mandrake

[rg]

I have an intermittant problem with th eanti-sink valve sticking on my S2 XM.

Derek W fromt he Club XM Forum advised that Mandrake had stripped one and given details on this forum.

Are you here, Mr M.?

rg

[FrenchLeave]

Hi Mandrake,

Mea culpa. you may well get some calls soon about rusting strut tops as well!

Derek

[Mandrake]

Sorry guys,

I've never stripped down an anti-sink valve before. (Never needed to, they work perfectly on all our Xantia's!) I have stripped down Hydractive 2 electrovalves though (and posted pictures here) so perhaps that is what Derek was thinking of ?

Regards,
Simon

[FrenchLeave]

Ouch! You're right Simon, confusion on my part. Don't know whether it's old age or too many sherries.

Sorry rg, I gave you false info. But while you're here have a look at all the suspension postings, you should find some interesting stuff.

Did you ever carry out the check that I suggested to try to prove if the a/s valve is sticking?

Derek

[Mandrake]

Ouch! You're right Simon, confusion on my part. Don't know whether it's old age or too many sherries.

Thats ok,

I didn't even make the connection that Frenchleave == Derek until after I wrote my post

Oh, and whats that about rusting strut tops ? I havn't had any experience with that either - over here in New Zealand the strut tops don't rust (at all) but the rubber cracks and perishes and eventually gives way!

Regards,
Simon

[rg]

>Did you ever carry out the check that I suggested to try to prove if the a/s valve is sticking?

Derek,, not yet, as car in regular use by Mrs G.

I was outsid ethe car when "something" cycled yesterday, and it makes quite a heavy-duty "clunk", hydraulic-sounding, rather than electrical. This was accompanied by the suspension going "soft".

r